"I am very good at poker," Winter says, expression and tone exactly the same.

Okay, that was, in fact, meant as a joke. Expression and tone included as what makes it funny, in Winter's head.

But then he shakes his head, and is truly sober, maybe even weary. "You'll see. If you're here for more than a week or two, you'll see. Just don't scare people on purpose to get power. I wouldn't want to have to throw a grenade at you, too."